Dish with lid

ABSTRACT

A dish with a lid is provided, including a dish body and a lid body, wherein the lid body is disposed on the dish body and snap-fitted with it; the dish body and the lid body form a storage cavity there-between; and the dish body has average heights of 10 to 60 mm; an open edge of the dish body is provided with an inclined folded edge which extends upward; the outer edge of the inclined folded edge is provided with a dish body edge engagement portion; an open edge of the lid body is provided with a horizontal folded edge which horizontally extends outward; the outer edge of the horizontal folded edge is provided with a lid body edge engagement portion matched with the dish body edge engagement portion; and the dish body edge engagement portion is embedded in the lid body edge engagement portion.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to CN 201610350195.1, having a filingdate of May 23, 2016, the entire contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The following invention relates to tableware, in particular to a dishwith a lid.

BACKGROUND

Dishes are shallow and small tableware and used for containing food andother items. A common dish mainly includes an arc-shaped dish body withaccommodating space. Usually, it is impossible to pack the leftovers ina dish along with the dish, for the common dish does not have a matchedlid. However, the dish with a lid of embodiments of the presentinvention can be used to contain food and further pack the unfinished upfood. Therefore, the dish can serve a dual purpose.

SUMMARY

An aspect relates to a dish with a lid, wherein the food in a dish canbe conveniently sealed, stored, packed and carried through the snap-fitof the lid body and the dish body; the dish with the lid can serve adual purpose.

In order to solve the technical problems, the following two basicstructures are adopted in the technical solutions of embodiments of thepresent invention.

A dish with a lid comprises both a dish body and a lid body, wherein thelid body is disposed on the dish body and snap-fitted with it, and bywhich the dish body and the lid body form a storage cavity therebetween;and the dish body has average heights of 10 to 60 mm.

Compared with the known art, the dish with lid of embodiments of thepresent invention can be used for containing food as well as packing theleftovers therein. Through the snap-fit of the lid body and the dishbody, the food can be conveniently sealed, stored, packed and carried.Therefore, the dish with lid can serve a dual purpose. The greater thelength, width or diameter of the dish body is, the higher the height ofthe dish is; the smaller the length, width or diameter of the dish bodyis, the lower the height of the dish is.

Further, an open edge of the dish body is provided with an inclinedfolded edge which extends upward; the outer edge of the inclined foldededge is provided with a dish body edge engagement portion; an open edgeof the lid body is provided with a horizontal folded edge whichhorizontally extends outward; the outer edge of the horizontal foldededge is provided with a lid body edge engagement portion matched withthe dish body edge engagement portion; and the dish body edge engagementportion is embedded in the lid body edge engagement portion. Thestructural designs of the dish body and the lid body form such a traythat users can conveniently hold or carry the dish.

Further, an inside wall of the lid body edge engagement portion isprovided with a projection; and the far outside end of the dish bodyedge engagement portion is pressed against the projection on the insidewall of the lid body edge engagement portion such that the dish body andthe lid body form an embedded seal there-between.

Further, an outer edge of the lid body edge engagement portion isprovided with a bevel edge. The bevel edge allows a user to open the lidbody conveniently and prevents the lid body edge engagement portion frombeing contaminated.

Further, the cross sections of the dish body edge engagement portion andthe lid body edge engagement portion are both trapezoid.

Further, the upper part of the cross sections of the dish body edgeengagement portion and the lid body edge engagement portion is smallerthan the lower part in size. When a plurality of dish bodies and lidbodies are superposed respectively, the distance between adjacent dishbodies or lid bodies is bridged, thus reducing the space for placementof the dishes with lids and bringing convenience to transportation.

Further, the bottom of the dish body is provided with support legs. Thesupport legs are used for supporting the dish body such that the dishbody is more stable.

Further, the bottom of the dish body edge engagement portion is providedwith at least one dish body reinforcing rib; the horizontal folded edgeof the lid body is provided with at least one lid body reinforcing rib;and the lid body is provided with recesses on the upside.

Further, the dish body has a height of 25 mm.

Further, the dish body and the lid body are both matched square, roundor oval structures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some of the embodiments will be described in detail, with reference tothe following figures, wherein like designations denote like members,wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exemplary dish with a lid according toembodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural view of a lid body of the dish with a lidaccording to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the dish body, in b-b′ direction, of thedish with a lid in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a structural view of the lid body of the dish with a lidaccording to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a lid, in c-c′ direction, of the dish witha lid in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the dish with a lid according toembodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an amplified structural view of part A in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the dish with a lid according toembodiment 2 of the present invention; and

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the dish with a lid according toembodiment 3 of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1

In order to describe embodiments of the present invention in furtherdetail to achieve the objective of embodiments of the present inventionand technical effects thereof, the structural characteristics of a dishwith lid provided by embodiments of the present invention are describedin detail with reference to the embodiments and attached drawings. Thedetailed description is as follows.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a dish with a lid of embodiments of thepresent invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the dish with a lid includes adish body 10 and a lid body 20. The lid body 20 is disposed on the dishbody 10 and snap-fitted with it. The dish body 10 and the lid body 20form a storage cavity 30 there-between. The dish body 10 has averageheights of 10 to 60 mm, but its height is not limited to the aboveheights. The greater the length, width or diameter of the dish body is,the higher the height of the dish is; the smaller the length, width ordiameter of the dish body is, the lower the height of the dish is. Inthis embodiment, the dish body 10 has a height of 25 mm.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show that an open edge of the dish body 10 is providedwith an inclined folded edge 11 which extends upward, and the outer edgeof the inclined folded edge 11 is provided with a dish body edgeengagement portion 12. The bottom of the dish body 10 is provided withsupport legs 13 configured to support the dish body 10 and make it morestable.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show that an open edge of the lid body 20 is provided witha horizontal folded edge 21 which horizontally extends outward, and theouter edge of the horizontal folded edge 21 is provided with a lid bodyedge engagement portion 22 matched with the dish body edge engagementportion 12. The outer edge of the lid body edge engagement body 22 isprovided with a bevel edge 23; the bevel edge 23 allows a user to openthe lid body 20 conveniently and prevents the lid body edge engagementportion 12 from being contaminated. The inside wall of the lid body edgeengagement portion 22 is provided with a projection 24. The lid body 20is provided with a recess 25 on the upside.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show that when the lid body 20 is in snap fit with thedish body 10, the lid body edge engagement portion 22 and the dish bodyedge engagement portion 12 are matched and snap-fitted with each other;the dish body edge engagement portion 12 is embedded in the lid bodyedge engagement portion 22; the far outside end of the dish body edgeengagement portion 12 is pressed against the projection 24 on the insidewall of the lid body edge engagement portion 22 to drive the dish body10 and the lid body 20 to form an embedded seal there-between, andprevent the dish body 10 and the lid body 20 from separating. When it isnecessary to open the dish with lid, the bevel edge 23 on the outer edgeof the lid body edge engagement portion 22 can be slightly moved suchthat the dish body edge engagement portion 12 pressed against theprojection 24 separates from the lid body edge engagement portion 22,and then the dish body 10 is separated from the lid body 20. In thisembodiment, the horizontal folded edge 21 of the lid body 20 does notcompletely fit the inclined folded edge 11 of the dish body 10, thusavoiding a situation where it is difficult to separate the dish body 10and the lid body 20, once these two are snap-fitted with each other.

In this embodiment, the cross sections of the dish body edge engagementportion 12 and the lid body edge engagement portion 22 are bothtrapezoid, but they are not limited to the above shape. They may bearc-shaped or structured in other shapes. The upper part of the crosssections of the dish body edge engagement portion 12 and the lid bodyedge engagement portion 22 is smaller than the lower part in size. Whena plurality of dish bodies 10 and lid bodies 20 are superposedrespectively, the distance between adjacent dish bodies 10 or lid bodies20 is bridged, thus reducing the space for placement of the dishes withlids and bringing convenience to transportation.

In this embodiment, in order to reinforce the stability of the dish withlid of the present invention, the bottom of the dish body edgeengagement portion 12 of the dish body 10 is provided with at least onedish body reinforcing rib, and the horizontal folded edge 21 of the lidbody 20 is provided with at least one lid body reinforcing rib 26.

In this embodiment, the dish body 10 and the lid body 20 are bothmatched square structures, but they are not limited to the abovestructure. They may appear in other shapes, where the dish body 10 andlid body 20 are matched with each other.

Compared with the prior art, the dish with lid of embodiments of thepresent invention can be used for containing food as well as packing theleftovers therein. Through the snap-fit of the lid body and the dishbody, the food can be conveniently sealed, stored, packed and carried.Therefore, the dish with lid can serve a dual purpose. The greater thelength, width or diameter of the dish body of the dish body is, thehigher the height of the dish is; the smaller the length, width ordiameter of the dish body is, the lower the height of the dish is.

Embodiment 2

In embodiment 2, the dish with lid is approximately the same with thatin embodiment 1. The only difference lies in the structures of the dishbody 10 and the lid body 20. FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a dish withlid in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the dish body 10 and the lidbody 20 are both matched round structures. The dish body 10 has a heightof 10 mm, but its height is not limited to 10 mm. In this embodiment,the structures of other parts of the dish with lid are identical withthose in embodiment 1.

Embodiment 3

In embodiment 3, the dish with a lid is approximately the same with thatin embodiment 1. The only difference lies in the structures of the dishbody 10 and the lid body 20. FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the dish witha lid in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the dish body 10 and thelid body 20 are both matched oval structures. The dish body has a heightof 60 mm, but its height is not limited to 60 mm. In this embodiment,the structures of other parts of the dish with a lid are identical withthose in embodiment 1.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the form ofpreferred embodiments and variations thereon, it will be understood thatnumerous additional modifications and variations could be made theretowithout departing from the scope of the invention.

For the sake of clarity, it is to be understood that the use of “a” or“an” throughout this application does not exclude a plurality, and“comprising” does not exclude other steps or elements.

What is claimed is:
 1. A dish with a lid, comprising a dish body and alid body, wherein the lid body is disposed on the dish body andsnap-fitted with it; the dish body and the lid body form a storagecavity there-between; and the dish body has average heights of 10 to 60mm.
 2. The dish with a lid according to claim 1, wherein an open edge ofthe dish body is provided with an inclined folded edge which extendsupward; the outer edge of the inclined folded edge is provided with adish body edge engagement portion; an open edge of the lid body isprovided with a horizontal folded edge which horizontally extendsoutward; the outer edge of the horizontal folded edge is provided with alid body edge engagement portion matched with the dish body edgeengagement portion; and the dish body edge engagement portion isembedded in the lid body edge engagement portion.
 3. The dish with a lidaccording to claim 2, wherein an inside wall of the lid body edgeengagement portion is provided with a projection; and the far outsideend of the dish body edge engagement portion is pressed against theprojection on the inside wall of the lid body edge engagement portionsuch that the dish body and the lid body form an embedded sealthere-between.
 4. The dish with a lid according to claim 2, wherein anouter edge of the lid body edge engagement portion is provided with abevel edge.
 5. The dish with a lid according to claim 2, wherein thecross sections of the dish body edge engagement portion and the lid bodyedge engagement portion are both trapezoid.
 6. The dish with a lidaccording to claim 5, wherein the upper part of the cross sections ofthe dish body edge engagement portion and the lid body edge engagementportion is smaller than the lower part in size.
 7. The dish with a lidaccording to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the dish body is providedwith support legs.
 8. The dish with a lid according to claim 1, whereinthe bottom of the dish body edge engagement portion is provided with atleast one dish body reinforcing rib; the horizontal folded edge of thelid body is provided with at least one lid body reinforcing rib; and thelid body is provided with recesses on the upside.
 9. The dish with a lidaccording to claim 1, wherein the dish body has a height of 25 mm. 10.The dish with a lid according to claim 2, wherein the dish body has aheight of 25 mm.
 11. The dish with a lid according to claim 3, whereinthe dish body has a height of 25 mm.
 12. The dish with a lid accordingto claim 4, wherein the dish body has a height of 25 mm.
 13. The dishwith a lid according to claim 5, wherein the dish body has a height of25 mm.
 14. The dish with a lid according to claim 6, wherein the dishbody has a height of 25 mm.
 15. The dish with a lid according to claim7, wherein the dish body has a height of 25 mm.
 16. The dish with a lidaccording to claim 8, wherein the dish body has a height of 25 mm. 17.The dish with a lid according to claim 9, wherein the dish body and thelid body are both matched square, round or oval structures.